Pouring-spout for cans.



.l. CARNIICHAEL.

POURING SPOUT FOR CANS. APPLICATloN FILED JULY 8,1919.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

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"JAMES cARiviIcIIAEI., or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

POURINGr-SPOUT FOR CAN S.

Application filed J u1'5r 8, 1918. Serial N o. 243,864.

To all whom ty may concern f Be it known that I, JAMES CARMIGHAEL a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and .State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pouring-Spouts for Cans, of which the following is a specification. v

- This invention relates to pouring spouts for use on cans, kegs, and other containers that are designed toA hold a liquid'which is poured therefrom from timel to time into 1 other receptacles or containers; lMy present invention hasl been more particularlyy designed to facilitate the charging of gasolene tanks of motor vehicles from the five gallon cans quite commonly used as storage receptacles for gasoleneby automobile owners in their privategarages. The common method at present employed necessitates the use of a funnel to facilitate the pouring of the gasolene, as well as a cork or stopper for the nozzle of the gasolene can which must be re- I moved and-later're-inserted at each filling operation, and the lifting, inverting and supporting of the heavy can in pouring position; and'is at best a laborious, sloppy and more or less wasteful method of transferring the liquid fuel to the fuel holder of the vehicle. l

Among the lsalient objects ofthe present invention are, to provide an improved pouring device that shall serve both ,as a sealing plug or stopper for the gasolene can to prevent evaporation or accidental spilling of the contents, and as a means to facilitate the pouring without waste or loss; to provide a pouring device with a normally closed lid or cover which opens automatically as the can is raised to pouring position and supported on the nozzle of the receptacle to be filled, and closes automatically as thecan 1s withdrawn from the nozzle of said receptacle; and to provide an improved means for fastening a detachable pouring device to the nozzle'of the can so as to prevent its accidental displacement during the pouring operation.

Otherobj ects and attendant advantages of the invention will be apparent to those fa- Specic'ation of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.l

bodiment of the principle of the invention, and in which* Figure 1 1s a view partly in elevation and partly in vertical section, showing the spout applied to the` nozzle of a can, and the lid closed; l f Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the device inverted and ,in pouring position;

Fig. 3 -s a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section on the line 4.--4 of Fig. 1.

`Referring to the drawing, 5 designates the body of the spout which may be a straight section of tubing, and the lower end of which is designed 'to enter the nozzle 6 of a can or other container 7 such, for instance, as the five gallon cans commonly used to hold gas0- lene and lubricating oils. The nozzle of these cans usually have a bead 8 at their upper ends, and I yhave hereinshown such a beaded nozzle, but my device is capable of use with a plain nozzle. Fast on the body 5, a slight distance above its lower end is an anuular flange 9, directly beneath which is an annular gasket or washer 10 of rubber ork othery compressible material that seats directly on and forms a liquid-tight joint with the bead 8 of the nozzle. In order to detachably secure the spout on the nozzle of the can I provide a releasable clamp which, in the form shown in the drawing, consists of a pieceof spring wire bent to-provide a pair of curved arms- 11 which embrace the nozzle just below the bead 8. AThese arms 11 are integrally joinedk at one end by a loop or eye 12 that embraces a pin or stud 13 secured in and depending from the flange 9, and adjacent to their free ends are bent upwardly and passed through a slot 14 in the flange 9, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The free end of one arm is bent to form a radially extending hook 15, and the free end of the other arm is bent to form a tangentially extending hook 16. In order to draw and fasten the free ends of the arms together, so as to draw the flange and gasket of thespout hard down onto the end of the nozzle and lock the spout in the latter, I employ a piece of curved wire 17 secured by an eye 18y to the base of the hook 15 and engaging with the hooks 16 and 15in the manner clearly shown in Fig.

ing wherein I have shown one practical em- 26, the

3. This wire fastener 17 has a free end 17', by grasping which it may readily be placed in and out of engagementwith the 'hook 15 to thereby lock kor release the arms 11 of the clamp. y

On the outer or delivery end of the spout body 5 is a closure in the form y,of a ,lid ,-19 preferably provided with an internal lining or gasket 2O -of compressible material .to create a liquid and vapor-proof joint. This lid is hinged at 20 to the body of rthespout, and is provided with an arm 21 rigidly attached thereto and extending rearwardly Lof the hinge20. Slidably mountedfon the body 5 is a flange-like disk 22 that, when the spout is in pouring position (Fig. 2), rests lon the upper endof the nozzle 23 ofthe receptacle to be filled, such,for instance, as the gasolene tank of an automobile. This disk-is provided withone or more rholes 2a that serve to vent the air from the 'receptacle as it is beingfilled. Encircling the body 5 is a com pression spring 25 which 'abuts -against and is confined endwise betweenthe iixedsflange 9 and the slidable disk 22 and normally tends to thrust the latter toward the outer orgdeliveryend of thefspout. The disk 22 -is operatively connected to the'lid l1 9 vloyalink lower end of whichvis looped through a pair of the holes 24, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, while its upper end hooks through an eye 21 on ythe outer end of the arm 21 of the lid. On the body 5 vis a stop=27 that limits the Ioutwardmovement of thefdisk 22 to a position in which the lid 19 is tightly closed.

lF rom the foregoing it will be seen that when my ,improved pouring spout is applied to a can, as shown in Fig. 1, it is strongly secured on the nozzle of the latter in a liquid and vapor-tight manner; and the spring 25, acting through disk 22, link 26, and arm 21, holds the lid 19 -tightly pressed on the outer end of the spout. The device may therefore take the place of the ordinary nozzle cap or cork to `seal the contents o f the can 7 againstspilling or evaporation. At the same time it is readily detachable to ,permit refilling of the can -7 by simply grasping the end 17 of the fastener and swinging it out of engagement with hook 15, thearms l1 then springing apart. In

-the filling operation, the can 7, with the pouring spout attached thereto, is inverted and the spout is inserted in the nozzle 23 of the receptacle to be filled, in the manner shown in Fig. 2. The .Weight of the can 7 and its contents compresses the spring 25, thereby automatically opening the `lid 19 and permitting the contents of the can to 'How readily into the receptacle Without any leakage or waste. As the can 7 is withdrawn, the lid 19 is automatically closed by the react-ion of the spring 25.

I haveherein shown and described ythe device of my present invention as detachable from the can 7, but it is .evident'that so far as the closure and vvits automatic actuating mechanism are concerned, it might with equaladvantagebe made as an integral extension ofthe can nozzle 6 or other part yof .the vcan. Hence, I do not limit the invention to a detachable pouring spout eX- cept lto .the eXltent indicated in certain of the claims.

It -is believed :that the structure, manner of use, and advantages of the device of the present. invention will be clear to those skilled in the art from the foregoing descri-ption and the accompanying illustration. It will readily be seen the device combines in itself the functionsv of the ordinary stopper or-cap-of thegasolene can andthe usual pouring funnel, in addition tothe other advantages already described. While I have described the device-as one adaptedto vfacilitate the filling of gasolene tanks of motor vehicles from gasolene cans and contemplate that such will 4.be its principal Lfunction/and use, yet it Will be vmanifest that the `invention is capablevof general use in any .situation Where .any material capable 'of :being lpoured is to --be transferred lfrom one container vto another.

Itis also evident thatthe device as shown -in the drawing may be modified in details of for-m and relative arrangement of parts without alteringits essential structural and functional characteristics or sacrificing any of the advantages secured thereby. Hence, 100 .I do -not 'limit the invention tothe exactembodiment herein presented, vvbut .reserve all such variations and modifications as -fall Within lthe spirit and purview of the appended claims. Y

-I claim-z v l 1. A pouring spout provided with a hinged lidfcovering its delivery end, an arm on said *lid extending rearwardly ,of the 1,hinge thereof, a flange-like disk .slidably 110 mounted `on said spout, Aa link .connecting saiddisk-and said arm,and aspring urging `said `disk toward the delivery end lof ysaid spout.

2. A pouring spout provided With a hinged lid covering its delivery end,an arm on said lid .extending .rearwardly of the Ahinge thereof, a flange-,like disk slidably mounted on said spout, a link connecting saiddisk and said arm, a `coil springencircling said-spout and .urging said disk vto- `ward the delivery .end of .said spout, and a releasable clamp adapted to embrace ,the

nozzle inwardly of the outer end of the latter and thereby secure said spout on said nozzle.

el. A detachable pouring spout adapted to engage with the nozzle of a can or like container, and having a radial flange adapted l to overlie the outer end of lthe nozzle, an

annular gasket below said flange adapted tol seat on the outer end of the nozzle, and a releasable clamp adapted to embrace the nozzle inwardly of the outer end of the latter, thereby securing a liquid-tight engagement of said spout with said nozzle.

5. A detachable pouring spout adapted to engage with the nozzle of a can or like container, and having a radial flange adapted to overlie the outer end of the nozzle, an annular gasket below said flange adapted to seat on the outer end of the nozzle, and a releasable clamp comprising a pair of curved arms anchored to said ange and adapted to embrace the nozzle inwardly of the outer end of the latter.

6. A detachable pouring spout adapted for engagement with the beaded nozzle of a can or like container, and having a radial flange adapted to overlie the outer end of the nozzle, an annular gasket below said flange adapted to seat on the bead of the nozzle, a releasable clamp comprising a pair of curved arms anchored at one end to said flange and adapted to embrace the nozzle below the bead thereof, and means for drawing together the free ends of said arms to clamp them on said nozzle.

JAMES CARMICHAEL.

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